One change to CBD could make the legal substance into something potentially dangerous

A Susquehanna Valley hemp farmer is sounding the alarm after the Lancaster County district attorney warned consumers not to buy a number of hemp-related products grown here. Farmer Steve Groff says some producers are taking advantage of a dangerous loophole in the law.”It’s been no man’s land, so to speak,” he said.Groff has been growing hemp on his Lancaster County farm since it was legalized. He knows the hemp industry can be confusing.”It’s all the same plant, but it’s made for different uses. And that’s the important distinction,” he said.Groff grows hemp for fiber and cannabidiol (CBD) oil. By law, CBD products contain less than .3% tetrahydrocannabinol(THC).Marijuana, which is not legal for recreational use in Pennsylvania, contains more than .3%.Groff is increasingly concerned about a line of products — some being produced in the Susquehanna Valley — marketed in area gas stations and mini-markets.”They can literally take CBD and literally heat it up through a process, and there’s a chemical process involved, and they can kind of shift it over to be more like THC, meaning it can be psychoactive,” Groff said.The result is known as Delta-8.Groff believes producers have been taking advantage of what they see as a loophole in the law by altering CBD.Earlier this year, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams sent out a letter to hemp growers saying it’s not OK to do that.The letter advises growers that THC isomers, including Delta-8, are illegal to possess, manufacture or sell in Pennsylvania.Adams spotlighted the products and the packaging that’s made to look like popular name brands.”Parents in particular should be aware that these products are ending up in the hands of juveniles and that these products are not only illegal but they are also not subject to any regulation and therefore could be very dangerous,” she said.”Kids can literally walk in the store and get something that’s psychoactive. That’s just wrong,” Groff said.Groff wants people to know there are reputable CBD growers whose products are intended to help you get healthy – not high.A number of producers and sellers of Delta-8 are challenging the district attorney’s claim that the substance is illegal.

A Susquehanna Valley hemp farmer is sounding the alarm after the Lancaster County district attorney warned consumers not to buy a number of hemp-related products grown here.

Farmer Steve Groff says some producers are taking advantage of a dangerous loophole in the law.

“It’s been no man’s land, so to speak,” he said.

Groff has been growing hemp on his Lancaster County farm since it was legalized. He knows the hemp industry can be confusing.

“It’s all the same plant, but it’s made for different uses. And that’s the important distinction,” he said.

Groff grows hemp for fiber and cannabidiol (CBD) oil.

By law, CBD products contain less than .3% tetrahydrocannabinol(THC).

Marijuana, which is not legal for recreational use in Pennsylvania, contains more than .3%.

Groff is increasingly concerned about a line of products — some being produced in the Susquehanna Valley — marketed in area gas stations and mini-markets.

“They can literally take CBD and literally heat it up through a process, and there’s a chemical process involved, and they can kind of shift it over to be more like THC, meaning it can be psychoactive,” Groff said.

The result is known as Delta-8.

Groff believes producers have been taking advantage of what they see as a loophole in the law by altering CBD.

Earlier this year, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams sent out a letter to hemp growers saying it’s not OK to do that.

The letter advises growers that THC isomers, including Delta-8, are illegal to possess, manufacture or sell in Pennsylvania.

Adams spotlighted the products and the packaging that’s made to look like popular name brands.

“Parents in particular should be aware that these products are ending up in the hands of juveniles and that these products are not only illegal but they are also not subject to any regulation and therefore could be very dangerous,” she said.

“Kids can literally walk in the store and get something that’s psychoactive. That’s just wrong,” Groff said.

Groff wants people to know there are reputable CBD growers whose products are intended to help you get healthy – not high.

A number of producers and sellers of Delta-8 are challenging the district attorney’s claim that the substance is illegal.

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